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Letters Patent No. 79,186, dated June 23, 1868.

IMPROVED GARRIAGE-BRAKE.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

B e it known that I, WILLIAM BA-nmim, of Lapeer, in the county of Cortland, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carriage-Brake; andI do-herehy declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use th same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,- forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top view 'of my invention, with th'e'bolsteroif the forward axle, leaving the hounds and axle bare, to show its construction. r Y v Figure 2 is a side view of my invention, 'taken in a line parallel with the forward axle,

Figure 3 is a side viewof the tongue andforward end of hound, showing upper and lower straps connect ing tongue and hound. a T

Figure 4 is a forward or back view of rear or groundbrake. e

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts,

In' the accompanying drawings'A A. are extensions (upon either side) of the hound-bolt, which connects hound and tongue. 6 6 are elbows orcranksi of the some, with pads or brake-blocksattachedf c c are iron rods, fastened to the axle and supporting a a, de 01 e are pins in the brake-blocks, to prevent their turning over'while backing carriage, and to bring-them to their places when the-carriage moves forward. is the rod, running from g to z, and connecting the crank in hound with the sliding plates is k. 'g' is the crankyforined by a bend in the hound-bolt, for the purpose of applying the power to mytbrake. h are the slots in the sliding plates is k, which allow the said plates'to slide backward or forward, as desired. 2 isthe pin or bolt which fast ens the rodf with the slotted slides lck. are the hound for the hound-bolt to pass through, and care similar straps on the under side of the tongue, for a similar purpose, thereby connecting tongue and hound; l is the rod which connects the forwardlirakewith back or groundbrake m. m, thcback or ground-brake, the top or head ofwhich'is shown in fig. "1, is more particularly shown and'e'xplained in figs. 2 and 4, fig.-2 showing the side thereof, m representing the upper joint or part-thereof, andtthe lower part thereof. This lower partnorks' on the pivots, havingend showing a slot or slide at the same place{ this is to allow this portion of the brake to slide up or down, as occasion may require, and also to forms. knee or joint, to allow the'carriag'e to he backed without being retarded by this part sticking inthe ground. is a cylinder, enclosing spiral coil spring fast cued to the clog or shoe 9', so contrived as to allow the same to work up or down, as the necessity requires. t is V fastened to p by means of a screw at the end thereof, being so constructed for putting.thereon a sharp gouge or pointed shoe, if desired or preferred. a a

My brake is so constructed as to use botlr'th'e wheel-brake and the ground-brake at the same time, or, if

preferred or desired, the wheel-brake only. This is'done by simply drawing the pin or bolt i, thereby detach ing the back or ground-brake from the power and taking it ofi'. This wheel-brake operates in such manncrthat when the team is drawing,-the brake-blocks are instantly thrown oil. When backing, the brake-blocks turn up and do not interfere therewith, but when the wheels are moving in the direction of the front, and the carriage or load presses against the team or powcr,-they throw the brake-blocks against the forward part of the wheels instantly, and if the back or ground-bralreis attached, that is also as promptly thrown against the ground. In backing, the ground-brake, if on, is thrown up like the knee, and doesuot interfere therewith. This portion of the brake is more particularly adapted to icy places," as it assists in preventing the carriage sliding sideways,

and may alsobe applied to sleds orsleig'hs by attaching the principle shown at g tothe rollers thereof.

I do not claim the peculiarity in.the brake-blocks as my invention, but I claim the privilege of using a spring attached thereto, for the purpose of throwing said blocks back after backing the carriage; but having thus described my invention, v y What I claim as new, and'desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. The bent hound-bolt or crank, as described, and fastened to hounds and tongues by means of iron straps jj and 0, also the said nianner of fastening, as herein described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. Also the rodf, connected with slides in 70, (slots or slides,) and with rod 1 and brake m, in four parts, m, t, p, and r, with slides, slots, and spiral coil springs, in combination with crank-hound bolt 9 and other partsllei'ein mentioned and claimed, substantially in the manner and for the puz poses herein described and set forth.

The above specification of 'my invention signed by me, this 2d day of March, 1868.

i I WILLIAM BALLARD; Witnesses:

' N. Boumon,

B. B. Ks'xenum. 

